The PROTECT AF (WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic PROTECTion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) Trial

Rebecca Brown Fountain; David R. Holmes; Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran; Douglas Packer; Samuel Asirvatham; Robert Van Tassel; Zoltan Turi

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005

The PROTECT AF (WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic PROTECTion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) Trial

Rebecca Brown Fountain, David R. Holmes, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Douglas Packer, Samuel Asirvatham, Robert Van Tassel, Zoltan Turi

Cardiovascular Medicine

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The Protect AF trial is the only randomized trial of a percutaneous LAA isolation device. This trial is focused on evaluation of the relative merits of such a device versus standard therapy with warfarin.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	956-961
Number of pages	6
Journal	American heart journal
Volume	151
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005
State	Published - May 1 2006

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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